Cinder Cooper BarnesLetter to My PeopleLately, it is only in times of deep despair, which feels existential, that I’m driven to write. I have no words of comfort though — not…3 min read·May 29, 2020----
Cinder Cooper BarnesA Black Girl’s LifeThe most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected…9 min read·Jan 17, 2019----
Cinder Cooper BarnesBorn a HouseguestIt is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others, of measuring…4 min read·Nov 16, 2018----
Cinder Cooper BarnesAmerica’s Witching HourIn folklore, the “witching hour,” between 12:00 and 2:00am or 3:00–4:00am, refers to a time in which “evil is at its most potent, most…5 min read·Oct 30, 2018----
Cinder Cooper BarnesThe Endless Boyhood of White MenConservative white men and women across the country decried the negative public response to Brett Kavanaugh and his behavior during the…5 min read·Oct 11, 2018----
Cinder Cooper BarnesBlack and Woman — In the Age of Kavanaugh and TrumpI am Black. Yes, I am a mother, a daughter, a wife, a teacher, and a woman. But, I am Black first. Attached to all of my other identities…4 min read·Oct 1, 2018--2--2